From the Rolls-Royce experimental archive: a quarter of a million communications from Rolls-Royce, 1906 to 1960's. Documents from the Sir Henry Royce Memorial Foundation (SHRMF).
Secret memo regarding potential modifications to the Bentley III frame.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 99\2\ scan0029 | |
| Date | 14th July 1937 | |
| Secret To- ~~BY~~ from E/Ev.{Ivan Evernden - coachwork} Copies to ~~- Da.{Bernard Day - Chassis Design}~~ ~~Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}~~ ~~RHO.~~ ~~HPS.{Horace Percy Smith - Experimental Factory Mgr}~~ ~~Fm/ies.~~ [Handwritten] 200B E/Ev.{Ivan Evernden - coachwork}1/JH - 14-7-37. [Handwritten] 427. BENTLEY III - FRAME. On LEC-5784 we show the gusset between the frame side member and the frame cross at the front end of the rear road spring. The positions of the lightening holes, and the shape of the lower flange, may be subject to slight modification to suit the exhaust system, the design for which is still under consideration. E/Ev.{Ivan Evernden - coachwork} | ||